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A Review of the History of Bence Jones Protein and Multiple Myeloma. 



Jacob Rosenhloom. 161 

 The Effect of the Chemical Composition of the Medium on the Life 



Cycle of Hydatina Senta. A. Franklin Skull 174 



A Study of Lintner Soluble Starch. Ernest D. Clark 194 



On Melanin. Ross Aiken Gortner 207 



Chemical Notes on the Egg Capsules of Two Species of Sharks. 



Louis Hussakof and William H. Welker. 216 



A Cage for Metabolism Experiments on Goats. A. R. Rose 222 



The Permeability of Cells for Dyes and Alkalies. E. Newton Harvey.. 227 

 On the Absorption and Distribution of Aluminium from Aluminized 



Food. Max Kahn 235 



A Retrospect in Biochemistry. Charles A. Doremus 245 



Biochemistry. Its Place in the Curriculum of the College of Liberal 



Arts for Women. Mary Louise Foster 256 



Suggestions to Teachers of Biochemistry. 2. Methocls of applying the 



biuret test. John L. Kantor and William J. des 264 



Edema. A Symposium (abstracts) : 



Introduction, with Remarks on Lymph and its Relation to Edema. 



William J. Gies. 270 



The Earher Theories of Edema. Jacob Rosenbloom 275 



Fischer's Theory of Edema. William J. Gies 279 



The Relation of the Heart and Blood Vessels to Edema. 



William Weinberg er. 316 



The Blood as a Factor in Edema. Reuben Ottenberg 319 



Renal Edema. Herman O. Mosenthal 320 



The Bite of Russell's Viper. A. E. Spaar 325 



Abstracts of Biochemical Literature : Department of Biological Chemistry 



in Chemical Abstracts. William J. Gies 329 



Proceedings of the Columbia University Biochemical Association. 



Walter H. Eddy, Secretary. 332 

 Biochemical News, Notes and Comment: 



General 340 



Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Illinois 351 



Columbia Biochemical Association 354 



Columbia Biochemical Department 360 



Editori ALS : 



Reception and future of the Biochemical Bulletin 363 



American Society of Biological Chemists 364 



Medicinal Value of Arsenic Compounds 365 



First Annual Dinner of the Biochemical Association 366 



Chemical Work in Botany 366 



Epinephrin 367 



Eighth International Congress of Applied Chemistry 367 



Antiseptics and Disinfectants (germicides) 368 



Mme. Curie 370 



Seedlings 370 



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